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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7003898 | Lumber sticker A lumber sticker for separating lumber, comprised of an elongated generally rectangular shaped block with sides shaped such that the lumber sticker will not come to rest on the sides. The lumber sticker has channels cut into the top and bottom surfaces, traversing t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6916405 | Process and device for drying of a material web Process and apparatus for drying a material web. The process includes guiding the material web to at least one heated area having a jacket surface of a cylinder having a diameter of between about 4-10 meters, setting the material web, having a dry content of between... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6523278 | Dryer section The invention concerns a dryer section, comprising at least one dryer group (R) that makes use of single-wire draw and/or twin-wire draw and at least one suction roll (10) with which the web (W) to be dried is in direct contact. The surface construction o... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6490811 | Apparatus for controlling shrinkage in a fiber web during a drying process and associated method A drying section for drying and controlling shrinkage of a moist fiber web in a paper making machine is provided, the web having a predetermined width and opposed transverse ends. Such a drying section comprises a plurality of drying section members confi... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6482295 | Process and device for drying of a material web Process and apparatus for drying a material web. The process includes guiding the material web to at least one heated area, maintaining the material web in uninterrupted contact with the at least one heated area at least until the material web achieves a ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6442868 | Heated drying cylinder A drying cylinder for drying a fibrous web, the cylinder having an inner chamber connected to a pressurized air source; and an outer cylinder jacket having an air-permeable region which is adapted to contact the fibrous material web. Also a drying section... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6397493 | Machine for producing and/or treating a material web An apparatus for at least one of producing and treating a material web is provided including at least one wire; an outer sealing belt, which is wider than said at least one wire, comprising a pair of lateral edge regions; at least one heatable unit, havin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6134803 | Flexible wood sticker The instant device is an elongated four-sided, solid high molecular weight polyethylene wood sticker unit serving to separate, within a wood kiln unit, the lowermost surfaces of uppermost laid in planking from the uppermost surfaces of lowermost laid-in p... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5813137 | Lath for lumber stacking This invention relates to an improved separator, commonly referred to as a "lath", "stick", "sticker", or "crosser", that is used in the lumber industry to separate pieces of lumber in a stack or bundle. The separator features, in one embodiment, a plural... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5704134 | Trim block drying rack and method A rack assembly for drying short lumber pieces is provided. The rack assembly includes unitary racks for supporting each tier of lumber pieces in a stack. Each rack includes transverse stickers to separate it from the preceding tier and a number of longit... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5345695 | Method and apparatus for drying wood Pieces of wood to be dried are stacked in an oven with a space provided between horizontal layers of the wood to permit air flow between the pieces of wood. Means providing the spacing are channel-shaped, non-moisture absorbing strips of metal or plastic ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4719707 | Conveying apparatus for a flat article, particularly a cardboard blank, paper sheets or signatures or the like The conveying apparatus for a flat article, particularly a cardboard blank, paper sheet or the like, comprises two driven endless belts running over guides positioned opposing each other between which the article is clamped during transport. The endless b... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4570651 | Combination pressing comb dryer and blow dryer An elongated cylindrical housing supports a comb structure on one end and an air nozzle on the other. A reversible electrically driven fan is supported within the housing and produces an air flow through the comb, the housing and the nozzle in either dire... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4461095 | Method of continuous drying of a paper or other porous web and a drying device for applying this method A method of continuous drying of a paper or other porous web by passing the web (3) by means of a drying felt or wire (4) between two moving, air-impermeable surface elements (1, 8) having good heat conducting properties, which elements enclose the web al... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4194298 | Air drying of refractory hardwoods A method of air drying of refractory hardwoods which reduces the surface checking and splitting of such wood by utilizing articles consisting of hygroscopic sheets and spacing means which are, in turn, alternately layered with boards of lumber.... | 03/25/1980 |
